Liz Smith
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Dec 11, 1921 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Biography
Betty Gleadle (December 11, 1921 – December 24, 2016), known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English character actress, known for her roles in BBC sitcoms, including as Annie Brandon in I Didn't Know You Cared (1975–1979), the sisters Bette and Belle in 2point4 Children (1991–1999), Letitia Cropley in The Vicar of Dibley (1994–1996) and Norma Speakman ("Nana") in The Royle Family (1998–2000, 2006). She also played Zillah in Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1984 film A Private Function.
Known For
| 2026 | Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top ModelSelf - Good Day New York (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | The Royle Family: Behind the SofaSelf | |
| 2009 | The Antiques Rogue ShowOlive Greenhalgh | |
| 2008 | FlickMa | |
| 2008 | City of EmberGranny | |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to CandlefordZillah | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSelf | |
| 2006 | The Magic FluteThe Old Papagena | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryGrandma Georgina | |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitMrs. Mulch (voice) | |
| 2005 | Keeping MumMrs. Parker | |
| 2005 | Oliver TwistOld Woman | |
| 2005 | Dead CoolLiz | |
| 2004 | NeroSoothsayer | |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show | |
| 2004 | Imperium: NeroSacrilega | |
| 2003 | Anna SpudGran | |
| 2003 | Between The Sheets | |
| 2002 | A Good ThiefLizzie | |
| 2002 | V Graham NortonSelf | |
| 2001 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyPeg Sliderskew | |
| 2000 | A Christmas CarolJoyce | |
| 2000 | Donovan QuickGranny | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage EscapadesDelfina | |
| 1999 | Tube TalesOlder Lady (segment "Horny") | |
| 1999 | Alice in WonderlandMiss Lory | |
| 1999 | Tom's Midnight GardenMrs Willows | |
| 1999 | A Christmas CarolMrs. Dilber | |
| 1999 | It's Only TV But I Like ItSelf | |
| 1999 | Oliver TwistSally | |
| 1998 | AnthrakitisDolly | |
| 1998 | The Revengers' ComediesWinnie | |
| 1998 | Wife of BathHag | |
| 1998 | The Royle FamilyNorma 'Nana' Speakman | |
| 1998 | So Graham NortonSelf | |
| 1998 | V.I.P.Self - Gossip Columnist | |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra FlyingMrs Meakin | |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution | |
| 1996 | An Evening with Lily SavageSelf - Audience Member | |
| 1996 | Secrets & LiesWoman with Cat | |
| 1996 | KaraokeMrs Baglin | |
| 1995 | HauntedOld gypsy woman | |
| 1995 | Crapston VillasDelia (voice) | |
| 1995 | Queen's NoseGrandma | |
| 1994 | Doggin' AroundMrs. Thompson | |
| 1994 | The Vicar of DibleyLetitia Cropley | |
| 1994 | PiratesGran | |
| 1994 | Takin' Over the AsylumHarriet | |
| 1993 | Pretty Princessregina madre | |
| 1993 | Son of the Pink PantherMarta Balls | |
| 1993 | Shooting StarsSelf | |
| 1992 | Dakota RoadJoan Benson | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesDelfina | |
| 1991 | NonaAnyula | |
| 1991 | BottomFortune Teller | |
| 1991 | 2Point4 ChildrenBette | |
| 1991 | 2Point4 ChildrenAuntie Belle | |
| 1991 | PerformanceAnyula | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIISelf | |
| 1990 | Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His MusicSelf | |
| 1990 | Drowning in the Shallow EndAgent | |
| 1990 | El C.I.D.Mildred | |
| 1990 | CluedoMrs. White | |
| 1989 | Apartment ZeroMary Louise McKinney | |
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverGrace | |
| 1989 | Words of LoveGran | |
| 1989 | Bert Rigby, You're a FoolMrs. Rigby | |
| 1989 | Young Charlie ChaplinMrs. Greenwood | |
| 1988 | High SpiritsMrs. Plunkett | |
| 1988 | Jake's JourneyWitch | |
| 1988 | We Think the World of YouMillie | |
| 1987 | Little DorritMrs. Bangham | |
| 1987 | On the PalmMrs Slatterthwaite | |
| 1987 | When We Are MarriedMrs Northrop | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell MysteriesLena Finn | |
| 1987 | Valentine ParkMrs. Giles | |
| 1986 | HaremMrs. Pendleton | |
| 1986 | LovejoyFlorence | |
| 1986 | CasualtyTillie | |
| 1986 | American MastersSelf | |
| 1986 | Worlds BeyondMrs Watts | |
| 1986 | The Life and Loves of a She-DevilMrs Fisher | |
| 1985 | Mann's Best FriendsMrs. Anstruther | |
| 1984 | A Private FunctionMother | |
| 1984 | A Christmas CarolMrs. Dilber | |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink PantherMarta Balls | |
| 1983 | Fanny HillMrs. Jones (uncredited) | |
| 1983 | Separate TablesMiss Meacham | |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in CrimeHannah Macpherson | |
| 1983 | Now And Then | |
| 1983 | Mr. RightGran | |
| 1982 | Britannia HospitalMaisie | |
| 1982 | Mike Leigh: Making PlaysSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink PantherMartha Balls (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Crystal GazingLady in Pub | |
| 1982 | WoganSelf | |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's WomanMrs. Fairley | |
| 1981 | The Monster ClubVillager | |
| 1980 | Sir Henry at Rawlinson EndLady Phillipa of Staines | |
| 1980 | Murder RapElfie | |
| 1980 | The Gentle TouchEdna Slater | |
| 1979 | AgathaFlora | |
| 1978 | An Audience with...Self | |
| 1977 | The Stick UpHotel Manageress | |
| 1977 | The Testing of Eric OlthwaiteMrs. Bag | |
| 1977 | Spend Spend SpendKeith's Granny | |
| 1977 | The DuellistsFortune Teller | |
| 1977 | Nicholas NicklebyPeg Sliderskew | |
| 1976 | The Hunchback of Notre DameLa Falourdel | |
| 1976 | It Shouldn't Happen to a VetMrs. Dodds | |
| 1976 | Ripping YarnsMrs. Bag | |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke StreetNanny | |
| 1975 | It's a Lovely Day TomorrowVi Bell | |
| 1975 | BreathMrs. Pritchett | |
| 1975 | Keep an Eye on AlbertMrs. Oxfam | |
| 1975 | The SweeneyMrs. Davies | |
| 1975 | I Didn't Know You CaredAnnie Brandon | |
| 1974 | Taking LeaveConfused Lady | |
| 1974 | Bedtime StoriesMiss Long | |
| 1973 | Hard LabourMrs. Thornley | |
| 1973 | Jack PointMrs. Matthews | |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer WineHousekeeper | |
| 1972 | Crown Court | |
| 1972 | Crown CourtMrs. Fowkes | |
| 1971 | Bleak MomentsPat's Mother | |
| 1970 | Leo the LastRaving Tenant (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayMrs. Mathews | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayElfie | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayMrs. Oxfam | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayMrs. Thornley | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayMrs. Pritchett | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayKeith's Granny | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1969 | In Loving MemoryHilda Pardoe | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf (archive footage) |